Today's News

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• New Mexico Parent Teacher Association and New Mexico Public Education Department Community Education Initiatives Forum, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 25 at room 100 in Sininger Hall on the NMHU campus. The forum is an open dialogue focussing on the state’s education initiatives.

As we get older we begin to ponder questions like whether the world is a better place because we are here.

Judging by the outpouring of grief and the wonderful stories being shared, there is no doubt that educator and coach Mary Bustos made a huge difference in her short 51 years on this earth. Bustos, a West Las Vegas math teacher and head volleyball coach, died November 13 after battling a rare blood disease for nine months.

As the holiday season approaches, we all have so much to be thankful for. At the top of the list is family. What a blessing it is to be able to spend time with family members.

Between my wife, my children, my brother and sisters, my wife’s parents, and my extended family including in-laws, aunts, uncles, nephews, and nieces, I am most fortunate to be related to the entire clan. But in today’s column I want to share my thankfulness for my parents.

Boasting the first lineup consisting entirely of native New Mexicans ever to qualify for nationals, the New Mexico Highlands University men’s cross country team finished 24th of 32 schools in Saturday’s NCAA Division II national championships held in Spokane, Wash.

The Cowboys landed two runners in the top 100 — Mora native Henrique Chavez and Rio Rancho’s Jesus Mendoza.

Chavez, a senior All-Regional competitor in his final collegiate event, finished 88th in 32:03.9. Mendoza ran close behind, clocking a 32:13.1 to finish 98th.

FRESNO, Calif. — With the running game grounded because of injuries to its two leading rushers, New Mexico had no chance of keeping up with Derek Carr and Fresno State.

Carr threw for 527 yards and a school-record seven touchdowns in his final regular-season home game to help the Bulldogs clinch a spot in the Mountain West title game with a 69-28 victory over New Mexico on Saturday.

The president of one of the city’s unions has landed in hot water after a local activist accused him of battery.

Benito Anthony Lujan, 32, who works in the city’s housing department, has been changed with battery, a petty misdemeanor for allegedly punching longtime activist Lorenzo Flores in the face. The charge stems from an Oct. 17 incident outside of KNMX radio station.